Olympian Murderer and Star College Player to Sit Out?

Pistorius Charged with Murder

• South African London 2012 Olympic hero Oscar Pistorius was charged with murder early Thursday morning. Pistorius, who had both of his legs amputated at 11 months old, was a hero in the disabled community where, after winning multiple Paralympic medals in sprinting, he challenged the International Olympic Committee in court. Pistorius, who runs with two microfiber blades instead of legs, wanted to run in the summer Olympics with the rest of the able-bodied athletes. Pistorius was awarded the right to run in the Olympics and lost in the semifinals of individual 400 meter race, and made it to the finals of the 4X400 meter race.
• Pistorius’ girlfriend, model and activist Reeva Steenkamp,  was reported shot multiple times early Thursday morning at Pistorius’ residence. There were early reports that Pistorius mistook Steenkamp for an intruder and shot her in self-defense, but the police in South Africa have not corroborated that story.
• An ex-girlfriend of Pistorius came to his defense saying that in 5-years of on-and-off dating he never raised a finger to her. However, the police have hinted at previous domestic violence disturbances reported at his house. This story is in very early stages, stay tuned to Sportico for updates.

Clowney to sit season?

• South Carolina DE star defensive end Jadeveon Clowney has already done all he needs to do in college. This past year he had 13 1/2 sacks, a monster hit on the big stage of the Outback Bowl against Michigan and a freakish size/athleticism combination that has some comparing him to a football playing version of Lebron James.
• However, since Clowney only left high school two years ago, he is not eligible to enter the NFL Draft this season and will instead have to wait until the 2014 Draft. Some columnists have speculated that with his draft position already at or near the top, he will sit out this season to protect against injury or other circumstances that would cause a drop. Just this past year, Clowney's teammate Marcus Lattimore suffered a devastating leg injury that will keep him out for more than a year and Southern Cal QB Matt Barkley went from a likely top 5 pick to possibly dropping out of the first round due to a poor year statistically for the underachieving Trojans.
• South Carolina coach was interviewed at a SC basketball game and said that Clowney will absolutely return, loves the program and wants another year to improve, and while that may all be true, I wouldn't be too sure of Clowney's true intentions until you see him in uniform, on the field.